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  1. Not a cereal award 3

    I worked at one university where all the executive group were awarded professorial titles. By what process and criteria never became clear. All then gave inaugural lectures. There was pressure on...

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  2. Lobby for freedom

    The idea that academic freedom is "enshrined in law" (Letters, December 24/31) is more apparent than real. Statutory provisions that make reference to academic freedom do not amount to much, nor do...

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  3. Distortion by denial

    Why does The Times Higher print letters from antivivisectionist groups such as the British Union of Antivivisectionists that deny the efficacy of animal experimentation in alleviating human suffering...

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  4. Reason not to believe 1

    Justin Thacker takes issue with my claim that in the absence of independent reasons to believe in something - independent of mere assertion - we are entitled to not believe it and asks what reasons...

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  5. Reason not to believe 2

    It is hardly a "presumption" to state that a proposal requires evidential support. Otherwise the conviction that pigs can fly would be as valid as that that fish can swim. How else should we...

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  6. Stage set for census

    We agree that Higher Education Statistics Agency information for vocational courses often does not reflect the reality of patterns of employment for graduates of vocational acting courses ("Survey a...

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  7. Keep on blowing

    Humphrey Evans' concessions to the sensibilities of overseas students overlook the need for foreigners to learn about the norms of societies they visit ("Runny nose?", December 17). By not blowing...

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  8. Strong Willed

    I am delighted (and rather touched) that Tom McAlindon thinks it is still worth firing paper bullets at my Patriarchal Bard , written 20 years ago ("Battle of Will for the Bard's soul", December 24/...

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  9. Joke doesn't add up 1

    You go to great pains to say that Al Murray is a comedian (Soapbox, December 24/31). It would have been more easily clarified if you called him "Laurie Taylor for the masses". Keith Flett London

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  10. Joke doesn't add up 2

    Al Murray thinks that the way bar staff move their lips when doing mental arithmetic for a round is "far from impressive". I'm impressed that he knows anyone under 30 prepared to add up without using...

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  11. They don't make 'em like Horatio now

    What makes a hero? Dying used to be a prerequisite - but these days a good right foot is enough. Over five pages, we ask who makes the grade Are supreme exemplars of national characteristics...

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  12. 'Generations' inspired by a roots revival

    What makes a hero? Dying used to be a prerequisite - but these days a good right foot is enough. Over five pages, we ask who makes the grade Some of the great names of African literature are helping...

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  13. Lone horse whose name became a byword for genius

    What makes a hero? Dying used to be a prerequisite - but these days a good right foot is enough. Over five pages, we ask who makes the grade Einstein is the object of John Rigden's admiration for his...

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  15. Just the best of a bad bunch?

    What makes a hero? Dying used to be a prerequisite - but these days a good right foot is enough. Over five pages, we ask who makes the grade With politicians held in low regard, Paul Whiteley asks if...

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